Also, the survey revealed that “26 percent of the boys and 16 percent of the girls had tried illicit drugs.” Researchers at the institute have established a connection between alcohol dependence and the use of drugs by young people. They state that a “repeated desire to get drunk at an early age is an important sign that illicit drugs will be used later.”

The use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs is having a substantial influence on youths in France aged 16 to 18.